Family

African Warblers

Macrosphenidae

14 species in our catalog · found in 55 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMacrosphenidae (African Warblers)

Species in this group

Sylvietta virens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Melocichla mentalis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sylvietta rufescens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sphenoeacus afer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sylvietta whytii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Achaetops pycnopygius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sylvietta brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Macrosphenus flavicans

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sylvietta leucophrys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sylvietta denti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Cryptillas victorini

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sylvietta isabellina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sylvietta ruficapilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Macrosphenus concolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Warblers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 14	~70%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~50%
	Northern Crombec			~30%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
2	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 14	~60%
	Green Crombec			~50%
	Yellow Longbill			~20%
	Lemon-bellied Crombec			~10%
3	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 14	~50%
	Rockrunner			~30%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
4	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 14	~50%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~40%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
5	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 14	~50%
	Red-faced Crombec			~40%
	Northern Crombec			~10%
6	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~40%
	Cape Crombec			~40%
7	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 14	~40%
	Red-faced Crombec			~30%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~20%
8	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 14	~40%
	Green Crombec			~40%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
	White-browed Crombec			<5%
9	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~40%
	Cape Grassbird			~40%
10	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 14	~40%
	Northern Crombec			~30%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
11	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~30%
	Cape Crombec			~30%
	Cape Grassbird			<5%
12	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~30%
	Cape Grassbird			~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
13	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 14	~30%
	Northern Crombec			~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
14	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 14	~30%
	Cape Crombec			~30%
15	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 14	~30%
	Northern Crombec			~30%
	Somali Crombec			<5%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
16	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 14	~30%
	White-browed Crombec			~20%
	Green Crombec			~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
	Gray Longbill			<5%
	Lemon-bellied Crombec			<5%
17	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 14	~30%
	Cape Crombec			~30%
18	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 14	~30%
	Northern Crombec			~30%
19	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~30%
	Cape Grassbird			~20%
	Cape Crombec			<5%
20	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 14	~30%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~10%
21	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 14	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
22	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 14	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
	Red-capped Crombec			<5%
23	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3 of 14	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
24	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 14	~20%
	Northern Crombec			~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
25	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 14	~20%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~10%
	Green Crombec			~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
	Northern Crombec			<5%
26	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 14	~20%
	Northern Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~10%
	Green Crombec			<5%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
	Lemon-bellied Crombec			<5%
27	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 14	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
28	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 14	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
29	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 14	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
	Green Crombec			<5%
30	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 14	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
31	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3 of 14	~20%
	Green Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~10%
	White-browed Crombec			<5%
32	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
33	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 14	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
34	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~20%
	Cape Grassbird			~20%
35	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
36	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
37	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 14	~20%
	Northern Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
38	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 14	~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Northern Crombec			<5%
39	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 14	~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
	Northern Crombec			<5%
40	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 14	~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
41	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 14	~10%
	White-browed Crombec			~10%
42	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 14	~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
43	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 14	~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
44	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 14	~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
45	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 14	~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
46	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 14	~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Northern Crombec			<5%
47	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 14	~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
48	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~10%
	Victorin's Warbler			~10%
	Cape Grassbird			<5%
49	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 14	~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
50	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 14	~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
51	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 14	~10%
	White-browed Crombec			<5%
	Green Crombec			<5%
52	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	<5%
	Cape Crombec			<5%
53	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	<5%
	White-browed Crombec			<5%
54	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	<5%
	Cape Crombec			<5%
55	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	<5%
	Cape Crombec			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
2	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 14	~10%
	Green Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
3	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 14	~10%
	Northern Crombec			~10%
4	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	2 of 14	~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~10%
	Northern Crombec			~10%
5	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
	Cape Grassbird			<5%
6	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 14	~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
7	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 14	~10%
	Green Crombec			~10%
8	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 14	~10%
	Northern Crombec			~10%
9	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 14	~10%
	Northern Crombec			~10%
10	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 14	~10%
	Northern Crombec			~10%
11	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 14	<5%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
12	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	<5%
	Cape Grassbird			<5%
	Cape Crombec			<5%
13	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 14	<5%
	Northern Crombec			<5%
14	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	<5%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
15	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 14	<5%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%

African Warblers

Species in this group

Green Crombec

Moustached Grass-Warbler

Cape Crombec

Cape Grassbird

Red-faced Crombec

Rockrunner

Northern Crombec

Yellow Longbill

White-browed Crombec

Lemon-bellied Crombec

Victorin's Warbler

Somali Crombec

Red-capped Crombec

Gray Longbill

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African Warblers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked